The Bigger War

For the first time since the United
States invaded Iraq in 2003, there are more U.S. troops deployed in
Afghanistan than Iraq -- 94,000 compared with 92,000 (BBC, AP, AFP, Tel). The total number of U.S. troops
in Afghanistan is expected to reach 98,000 later this year, and has
roughly tripled under the Obama administration.

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